diff --git a/packages/lexical-playground/__tests__/e2e/CopyAndPaste/html/TextFormatHTMLCopyAndPaste.spec.mjs b/packages/lexical-playground/__tests__/e2e/CopyAndPaste/html/TextFormatHTMLCopyAndPaste.spec.mjs
index 3ed76558397..af586389e9f 100644
--- a/packages/lexical-playground/__tests__/e2e/CopyAndPaste/html/TextFormatHTMLCopyAndPaste.spec.mjs
+++ b/packages/lexical-playground/__tests__/e2e/CopyAndPaste/html/TextFormatHTMLCopyAndPaste.spec.mjs
@@ -150,6 +150,8 @@ test.describe('HTML CopyAndPaste', () => {
   test('Copy + paste multiple text format', async ({page, isPlainText}) => {
     test.skip(isPlainText);
 
+    await focusEditor(page);
+
     const clipboard = {
       'text/html': html`
         <strong